(Annonaceae) Monoon thorelii (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
Local name(s): ນໍ້າ ເຕົ້າ ນ້ອຍ ; ຕາມ ກາ ຕູງ (nam tao noy ; tam ka toung)
Medicinal use(s): fever, rash
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Small tree, approx 1.25 m in height. Trunk diam 1.5 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, glabrous, margin smooth, 30 cm length, 10 cm width, fruits green turning white.
Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng.
Habitat: Soil dry, hillside, mostly shade.
Altitude: 520 m asl
Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay
Collection number(s): BGE 277
Collection Date: November 19, 2019
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330397.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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